Author Archives: Michael D. Smith

Jack Commer Book Four

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

The fourth book of the Jack Commer series, Collapse and Delusion, has been accepted for publication by Double Dragon Publishing.  I just finished this novel, which showcases the core characters from the series and begins at the wedding of September … Continue reading →

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Four Tyrannosaurus Rex Claw Prints

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

The Martian Marauders has just gotten a review from a new review site, The Nerdasaurus Rex.  Here’s the link to the post: http://www.thenerdasaurusrex.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-review-martian-marauders.html I’m delighted by this review, and not just because The Martian Marauders earned four out of a … Continue reading →

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Collapse and Delusion and Title Changes

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

Title changes are usually wrenching, but they also offer much relief after you finalize your decision.  In my case I try to decide what an ideal reader would make of my novel title.  If I see that the title is … Continue reading →

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The Continuing Abstract Art Crisis

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

Being overly busy and overly inclined to slap projects together and ship them out the door, declaring victory after victory, I have not been much inclined to slow down to zero and come to grips with my crisis in abstract … Continue reading →

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The Martian Marauders in Paperback

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

The Martian Marauders, the first novel in my Jack Commer science fiction series, is now available in a paperback edition as well as the original eBook version from Double Dragon Publishing.  If you go to The Martian Marauders page at … Continue reading →

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How Do you Deal With Your Backlog?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

I can’t remember, nor does a Google search tell me, which of the great science fiction writers said, more or less: “Keep the manuscripts in motion until they are bought.”  I think it was Heinlein but it doesn’t really matter.  … Continue reading →

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Publication of The Martian Marauders

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

The Martian Marauders, the first of three novels in my Jack Commer science fiction series, has just been published by Double Dragon Publishing as an eBook, in a variety of formats including EPUB (for most eReaders including Nook), PDF, Mobi … Continue reading →

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The 2011 Harvest

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Michael D. Smith

Several years back I began compiling a timeline of what writing projects I was working on.  It’s always interesting to see how much builds up over time, and it’s easy to keep up with–just note the start and stop dates.  … Continue reading →

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Take My Word for It

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Michael D. Smith

No one wants to take the author’s word for it that his or her writing is good–not the slush pile reader, not the editor, not the editorial board, not the marketing staff, not the sales force, not the average reader … Continue reading →

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On the Essential Meaninglessness of the Word “Metaphysical”

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Michael D. Smith

Come on, really–what DOES it mean? Sending query letters to literary agents was one of my more useless wastes of time and energy, but one submission–and it might have been the last one to an agent, a couple years ago–brought … Continue reading →

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